Braised Beef and Mushroom Pasta
Fried Butternut Squash

Braised Beef and Mushroom Pasta

Total time: 25 minutes Sautéed mushrooms and onions round out the leftover braised beef for a simple pasta dish. If you don't have enough sauce left you can add some beef stock or red wine and thicken with a bit of cornstarch.

Note: To clean butternut squash first peel it, using a potato/vegetable peeler. If it's large (typically) cut it in half between the 'neck' and 'bowl' ends. Then cut those in half the 'long' way. Scoop the seeds out of the round end and discard. I use the neck end for uniform pieces and the bowl end for soups and smaller pieces.